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Breeding endangered beetles - An EPS@ISEP 2024 Project
Florus, Cedric; Lattunen, Jennifer; Knäuper, Julius; Jugiel, Krzysztof; Silva, Marion; Dekkers, Thomas; Duarte, Abel J.Habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use are key threats affecting beetle populations. This paper describes Scarabreed, a project that contributes to mitigate the beetle decline crisis. It was carried out by a team of six European students from different engineering fields and nationalities within the European Project Semester (EPS) at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), a project-based...
Smart Pill Dispenser for Children - An EPS@ISEP 2024 Project
Ehrenhofer, Lena; Borowski, Łukasz; Oliveira, Noé; Steyaert, Stijn; Kronshagen, Tamara; Clauwaert, Tibo; Duarte, Abel J.People around the globe struggle with health issues requiring regular medication. Children, in particular, suffer more and more from chronic illnesses. In 2024, a team of six EPS@ISEP students chose to design a solution for this problem, followed by the assembly and testing of the corresponding proof-of-concept prototype. The aim was to design a solution for children to take the right medication, at the right t...
Algae and Fish Farming: An EPS@ISEP 2022 Project
Blomme, Rose-Farah; Domissy, Zoé; Dylik, Zuzanna; Hidding, Thomas; Röhe, Alina; Duarte, Abel J.; BENEDITA CAMPOS NEVES MALHEIRO, MARIA; JUSTO, JorgeThe European Project Semester (EPS) at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) is a capstone engineering design program where students, organised in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, create a solution for a proposed problem, bearing in mind ethical, sustainability and market concerns. The project proposals are usually aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). New sus...
Quality Education for All: A Fuzzy Set Analysis of Sustainable Development Goal...
Almeida, Dora; Carvalho, Luísa; Loures, Ana; Ferreira, Paulo; Rebola, FernandoThe relationship between education and societal development is unquestionable. Education contributes to achieving both societies’ and individuals’ social and economic goals. Quality education is recognized as one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which, jointly with other behaviors and attitudes, could impact the development of societies in other fields like health and well-being, cultural preservati...
Critical Individual and Organizational Drivers of Circular Economy Implementati...
Faisal-E-Alam, Md.; Khan, Mohammad; Rahman, Mohammad; Ferreira, Paulo; Almeida, Dora; Castanho, RuiThis study aims to examine the influence of individual and organizational factors on the implementation of circular economy (CE) practices in SMEs in Bangladesh. A non-probability sampling technique is utilized to select a sample of 280 respondents from the textile and leather industries. Data are collected through a survey assessing individual factors such as environmental consciousness and innovation propensi...
People Category of UN SDGs 2030 and Sustainable Economic Growth in Asia and the...
Ashraf, Muhammad; Ahmed, Farhan; Kousar, Shazia; Ferreira, Paulo; Almeida, DoraThis study investigated the impact of the people category of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on sustainable and conventional economic growth in Asia and the Pacific region, using a sample of 52 selected countries between 2000 and 2023. Employing two distinct models, model A1 for conventional economic growth and model A2 for sustainable economic growth, we explained the relationships between five SDG in...
Global Dynamics of Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Cross-Correlation Analysis of...
Almeida, Dora; Carvalho, Luísa; Ferreira, Paulo; Dionísio, Andreia; Ul Haq, InzamamThe environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis posits an inverted U-shaped relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. However, there is no consensus regarding the EKC hypothesis among countries and regions of different income groups. This study revisits the EKC hypothesis by employing cross-correlation analysis to explore the income–CO2 emissions relationship across 158 countries and ...
Exploring the connection between geopolitical risks and energy markets
Almeida, Dora; Ferreira, Paulo; Dionísio, Andreia; Aslam, FaheemThis study delves into the complexities of energy commodity futures and clean energy indexes, analyzing their responses to geopolitical risk. The detrended fluctuation analysis was applied, and the efficiency index was estimated to assess energy market behavior better. This approach allows the evaluation of long-range dependence and market efficiency. The findings show evolving patterns influenced by significan...
Volatility interdependencies of cryptocurrencies, gold, oil, and US stocks: qua...
Yaya, OlaOluwa; Quintino, Derick; Ogino, Cristiane; Shittu, Olanrewaju; Almeida, Dora; Ferreira, PauloThe financial market is constantly affected by extreme events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, which have significantly impacted commodity prices and market conditions. To better understand the behaviour of prices in different market situations, particularly at the bull and bear market states, this study investigates the interdependencies of volatility between cryptocurrencies, gold, o...
Company Management in the Insurance Sector: Valuing Employees and their Work Co...
Serrasqueiro, João; Félix, Marta; Veiga, Pedro; Ferreira, Paulo; Almeida, DoraThis study focuses mainly on the role of employees in insurance companies in Portugal, analysing the importance of valuing them and their commitment to their work. Considering the above, this research aims to examine which aspects lead to greater commitment on the part of employees and what makes them feel valued within the organisations where they work. A quantitative methodology was used to fulfil this object...